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ENEOS to acquire Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8bn
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by Japanese refiner ENEOS Holdings, through its subsidiary ENEOS, has agreed to acquire Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) for about JPY200bn ($1.8bn).

Successful final testing of KS-21 solvent for CO2 capture
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering has concluded testing of its new proprietary solvent for capturing CO2 at the Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM) in Norway, one of the...

Electricity production rising, but RE dipping – IEA
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by The latest International Energy Agency Monthly Electricity Statistics report has been released.

IFA ‘will take two more years’ to get back to full service
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by One of Britain’s most important electricity import cables, the 2000 MW IFA undersea link between the UK and France, will not return to full service for another two years according to...

US coal fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by The US Energy Information Administration expects 22 % more US coal-fired generation in 2021 than in 2020, according to its latest ‘Short Term Energy Outlook’, STEO. The US electric...

Five sites listed for UK fusion energy plant
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by A final decision on a site for the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production, or STEP – will be made by the minister for Business, Energy...

Green hydrogen production plan for Pakistan
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 by Oracle Power PLC, the international natural resources project developer, has signed a non-exclusive co-operation agreement with PowerChina International Group with the objective...

Hitachi ABB to lead Egypt-Saudi interconnector consortium
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 by Hitachi ABB Power Grids has announced that it is to lead the consortium that has been awarded the contract, worth several hundred million US dollars, for the first ever large-scale...

Prysmian Group to invest $100M in US production
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 by Prysmian Group is planning to invest an additional $100 million over the next two and half years to increase its North American plant’s production capacity.

Hai Long Offshore Wind selects consortium to deliver two offshore substations in Taiwan
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 by Yushan Energy, a subsidiary of low carbon energy developer Enterprize Energy, and Canadian independent power producer Northland Power have selected a Vietnamese consortium led by...

‘Global energy consumption and emissions will double by 2050’ – EIA
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 by The US Energy Information Administration projects that without significant changes in policy or technology world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2020 and 2050.

Large-scale green hydrogen facility for Orkney
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 by Offshore Wind Power Limited, the consortium formed by Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and Scottish developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG),...

‘Revolutionary’ battery management system launched
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 by Brill Power, an Oxford University spin-out company, has launched the first in a new class of ‘intelligent’ battery management systems that it believes will revolutionise the...

Major step for Vineyard offshore wind farm
Tuesday, October 05, 2021 by Notice to Proceed with the approximately €200 million contract to supply a submarine power cable system for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the USA has been issued to...

Vestas expands footprint in Canada with two major contracts
Tuesday, October 05, 2021 by Vestas has received a 151 MW order from Pattern Energy Group to power the Lanfine Wind farm in Alberta. The order consists of 35 V150-4.2 MW turbines, delivered in 4.3 MW operating mode.

Uniper hands over Schkopau power plant to Saale Energie
Tuesday, October 05, 2021 by ‪‪‪On 1 October Uniper transferred its shares in the Schkopau power plant near Halle/Saale and with that ended its participation in lignite-fired power plant in Europe.

Siemens supplying HL-class technology for Greek power plant
Tuesday, October 05, 2021 by Siemens Energy is supplying its high efficiency HL-class gas turbine technology to a Greek project for the first time. It will be installed in a new combined cycle power plant in...

Global offshore wind pipeline exceeds 400 GW
Tuesday, October 05, 2021 by New research by RenewableUK’s Project Intelligence team shows that the total pipeline of offshore wind projects around the world now stands at 413 GW. This figure includes projects...

Prysmian awarded €221m submarine cable project in the Middle East
Tuesday, October 05, 2021 by Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract for a ±500 kV HVDC submarine and land cable system to create an interconnection between Egypt and Saudi Arabia worth around €221 million.